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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Loving this bookBy DenverPhotographerI just started reading this book today and so far I would have to say it is the best book for photographers I have come across. The creative arts are surrounded by a number of "authorities" who seem to specialize in creating lies that work to the detriment of the artist... In the first three chapters Susan punches holes in several of these lies. For example the well promoted lie that doing commercial work pollutes your own work. Susan call this belief "nonsense" and she is right. Subscribe to that belief and you will starve. As much as art critics love to talk about the hardship of some dead artist (whose work is NOW worth a fortune); economic hardship does not foster creativity. It hampers it.One of my pet peeves of late is the mantra pushed by the numerous consultants to photographers and some art buyers that "you can only shoot one thing" and that if you do shoot more than that you should only show one style and subject matter in your portfolio. Most photographers strongly reject that notion knowing it will cost them a lot of business and opportunities for creative fulfillment. But the pundits continue to preach it... to the detriment of many photographers. The truth is the market is such that very few photographers who limit themselves will do well as a result. Susan shines the light of truth on this and states "the successful contemporary photographer needs the ability to work in and for multiple outlets."hearing someone else say what I know (and I believe any professional photographer knows) to be true is correct had the effect of lifting a large weight from my shoulders....And the best part is something I discovered that I always thought I had. Susan talks about the need to separate your commercial work from your own creative work and to be as dedicated to doing your own creative work as the commercial. I always thought that I had my own vision and style; but I found myself grabbing my camera and going into one of the most photographed landmarks in the city. And I discovered something interesting... I was looking at it in a whole new way; shooting angles no one else had done before. It was as if I had discovered a whole new way of looking at things... MINE. I realized at that moment that I had been seeing what I created through what I thought to be the eyes of my prospective clients and in doing so was cheating myself out of the best reward for doing the work.I highly recommend this book. It validates what you know is true and helps you to navigate the lies and confusions that have entered into and muddied up the waters in our industry0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good so farBy Kathleen LarsenOnly as far as chapter three but a good book so far.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A great book that was full of exactly what I expectedBy Ray K.A great book that was full of exactly what I expected. There are tips about how to navigate setting up a photo business that come from the business AND artist angle and that is really helpful.Read it twice and there are things I will continue to get out of this book for quite a while.
